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Subjects offers: English, Italian, German (GCSE, A-Level, IB)

Hi there! My name is Marcus and I am a current 3rd-year undergraduate at Oxford reading for a BA in Medieval and Modern Languages.

I love seeing a student come to understand a tricky piece of grammar, or love discussing abstract questions in literature. My experiences both as a private tutor and a language assistant at a German university specialised in pedagogy has really helped me to respond well to how my tutees learn. I was fortunate enough to have very dedicated teachers when I was at school, and when I tutor, I not only teach, but also foster a sense of excitement and curiosity for my subjects. With this, all of my pupils to date have exceeded their original predicted grade. Send me a message regarding tuition possibilities!

- worked as teaching assistant at an Oxfordshire school/ held internships at two other

- taught at a school in Verona, Italy for English literature/ language

Subjects offers: English, Italian, German (GCSE, A-Level, IB)

Hi there! My name is Marcus and I am a current 3rd-year undergraduate at Oxford reading for a BA in Medieval and Modern Languages.

I love seeing a student come to understand a tricky piece of grammar, or love discussing abstract questions in literature. My experiences both as a private tutor and a language assistant at a German university specialised in pedagogy has really helped me to respond well to how my tutees learn. I was fortunate enough to have very dedicated teachers when I was at school, and when I tutor, I not only teach, but also foster a sense of excitement and curiosity for my subjects. With this, all of my pupils to date have exceeded their original predicted grade. Send me a message regarding tuition possibilities!

Marcus appears knows his subject well. He was well organised and showed good appreciation of the challenges my daughter is facing and how to overcome them. A well run and engaging session. Thank you.

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Dilka (Parent from Doha)

April 23 2016

Qualifications

Subject

Qualification

Grade

German

A-level (A2)

A

English Literature and Language

A-level (A2)

A*

Mathematics

A-level (A2)

A

General Availability

Pre 12pm

12-5pm

After 5pm

mondays

tuesdays

wednesdays

thursdays

fridays

saturdays

sundays

Subjects offered

Subject

Qualification

Prices

English Language

A Level

£22 /hr

German

A Level

£22 /hr

English Language

GCSE

£20 /hr

English Literature

GCSE

£20 /hr

German

GCSE

£20 /hr

Mandarin

GCSE

£20 /hr

Maths

GCSE

£20 /hr

English Language

IB

£22 /hr

German

IB

£22 /hr

German

13 Plus

£20 /hr

.MLAT (Modern Languages)

Uni Admissions Test

£25 /hr

Questions Marcus has answered

But how can we be sure that is what the author intended?

That's a really interesting point to raise. In short, I don't think we can, especially if the author has passed away.

Looking at the text though, there are definitely hints pointing us to a certain message, an idea, almost like an encrypted message if you like. Sometimes, reading what critics have thought about the piece of work can help, but what they say shouldn't be the definitive answer. What makes literature interesting is that there can be many answers, as long as you can explain logically how you came to that interpretation. But if two people have very different ideas about what something means, that in itself is also very striking. We can look at what is making them think differently, or what this contrast in interpretation can tell us about the composition of the work in the first place.

That's a really interesting point to raise. In short, I don't think we can, especially if the author has passed away.

Looking at the text though, there are definitely hints pointing us to a certain message, an idea, almost like an encrypted message if you like. Sometimes, reading what critics have thought about the piece of work can help, but what they say shouldn't be the definitive answer. What makes literature interesting is that there can be many answers, as long as you can explain logically how you came to that interpretation. But if two people have very different ideas about what something means, that in itself is also very striking. We can look at what is making them think differently, or what this contrast in interpretation can tell us about the composition of the work in the first place.

What are cases?

Every word has a function in a sentence. Sometimes, we can take words away and the sentence still makes sense. However, at other times, some words are essential for the sentence to not sound 'odd.' Say the sentence "I gave the book" - we would think it weird and not making much sense, "gave the book to who?"

As long as we accept that words perform a function within a sentence, then we can group these words under different headings according to their function; it helps us to think about how the grammatical structure of the sentence works. Now if we ignore all other categories apart from nouns, we can subdivide them into roughly four different sub-groups in German. Let's use the sentence above: "I gave Tom's book to my sister." The nouns here are: "I," "sister," "book," and "Tom." Now, here is where it gets a bit tricky.

Jargons:

1) "I" am the person doing the verb, because I was the one who gave the book to my sister.

2) "The book" is affected by the verb, because it is the thing that was given to my sister.

3) "My sister" is also implicated, in a way, by the verb, because she is the one who receives the book, or the one who was given the book.

4) "Tom" is involved, too, though probably not directly. His role is only to tell us more information about the book. It belongs to Tom, it is his possession. (If we substituted "Tom's" with "the," the sentence would still make sense.)

How does this link to cases?

1) So, when something or someone carries out the action (verb), we call that thing the SUBJECT. The subject is in the NOMINATIVE case. (This is just a jargon).

2) When something is affected directly by the verb, as in the action is done upon it, then we call it the DIRECT OBJECT. The direct object is in the ACCUSATIVE case.

3) When a verb, like "give" requires another object, one that is affected by the action but the action is not performed on it, then this is the INDIRECT OBJECT. The indirect object is in the DATIVE CASE. (Think back to the first example and how it made no sense because we would be left wondering to whom the book was given)

4) GENITIVE is the last one. It shows a possessive relationship between two things, so in our example, this would be "Tom's book" (or the book of Tom). Usually, if you see the word "of" you can be pretty sure it takes the genitive. There are anomalies to this of course!

Cases are very important in most languages, and especially in German because words change forms depending on the function it plays in the sentence. If words change, this can mean that the order of words need not be so rigid for the sentence to retain its meaning. In poetry, for instance, this can generate interesting play on words that other languages cannot because they rely a lot more on word order.

This is only an introduction, and there are a lot more to cover when it comes to cases. But I hoped this has helped at least a little bit and offers a foundation for later.

Every word has a function in a sentence. Sometimes, we can take words away and the sentence still makes sense. However, at other times, some words are essential for the sentence to not sound 'odd.' Say the sentence "I gave the book" - we would think it weird and not making much sense, "gave the book to who?"

As long as we accept that words perform a function within a sentence, then we can group these words under different headings according to their function; it helps us to think about how the grammatical structure of the sentence works. Now if we ignore all other categories apart from nouns, we can subdivide them into roughly four different sub-groups in German. Let's use the sentence above: "I gave Tom's book to my sister." The nouns here are: "I," "sister," "book," and "Tom." Now, here is where it gets a bit tricky.

Jargons:

1) "I" am the person doing the verb, because I was the one who gave the book to my sister.

2) "The book" is affected by the verb, because it is the thing that was given to my sister.

3) "My sister" is also implicated, in a way, by the verb, because she is the one who receives the book, or the one who was given the book.

4) "Tom" is involved, too, though probably not directly. His role is only to tell us more information about the book. It belongs to Tom, it is his possession. (If we substituted "Tom's" with "the," the sentence would still make sense.)

How does this link to cases?

1) So, when something or someone carries out the action (verb), we call that thing the SUBJECT. The subject is in the NOMINATIVE case. (This is just a jargon).

2) When something is affected directly by the verb, as in the action is done upon it, then we call it the DIRECT OBJECT. The direct object is in the ACCUSATIVE case.

3) When a verb, like "give" requires another object, one that is affected by the action but the action is not performed on it, then this is the INDIRECT OBJECT. The indirect object is in the DATIVE CASE. (Think back to the first example and how it made no sense because we would be left wondering to whom the book was given)

4) GENITIVE is the last one. It shows a possessive relationship between two things, so in our example, this would be "Tom's book" (or the book of Tom). Usually, if you see the word "of" you can be pretty sure it takes the genitive. There are anomalies to this of course!

Cases are very important in most languages, and especially in German because words change forms depending on the function it plays in the sentence. If words change, this can mean that the order of words need not be so rigid for the sentence to retain its meaning. In poetry, for instance, this can generate interesting play on words that other languages cannot because they rely a lot more on word order.

This is only an introduction, and there are a lot more to cover when it comes to cases. But I hoped this has helped at least a little bit and offers a foundation for later.

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